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TikTok staff raised child safety concerns, but executives reportedly failed to act

TechCrunch·Oct 20, 2026 · 10:03 AM CT
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Depositions filed in March 2026 and obtained by NPR describe repeated internal warnings at TikTok about child safety.

Employees flagged that minors appeared in sexual content available for purchase on the platform and that kids used loopholes to reach age-restricted content and hide activity from parents.

The records say staff were frustrated with executives' responses, and that TikTok did not survey users' ages.

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